Showing posts with label #EUChips. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #EUChips. Show all posts

EU Election 2024 - Interview with Billy Kelleher (FF)

European Parliament elections take place across the EU in early June. These will be the tenth direct parliamentary elections since 1979. About 400 million voters are eligible to vote across 27 EU member states. At stake is the make-up of the next European Parliament, the direct link between Europeans and the EU's institutions and it will shape the direction of the EU over the next 5 years on issues like climate, migration, trade and defense.

Ireland is entitled to elect 14 representatives or MEPs across 3 constituencies (see below) to the 720 seat parliament. 

  • Dublin (4 seats)
  • Midlands-North-West (5 seats)
  • South (5 seats)

MEPs generally sit in political groups ranging from left to right, rather than by nationality.

My guest in this episode is Billy Kelleher (@BillyKelleherEU) of Fianna Fail who is up for re-election as an Ireland South MEP and member of the Renew Group. We discuss a range of topics including the future direction of the EU and the influence of the far right, security and trade risks posed by China, and whether Ireland is out of step with the EU on adoption of policy tools and a physical trade presence in Taiwan.

Date of Recording: May 5th, 2024.



Picture of Billy Kelleher of Fianna Fail, the 3 Ireland Constituencies for EU Elections and a Ballot Box with the EU Flag in the background
EU Election 2024 - Interview with Billy Kelleher, Fianna Fail


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Additional information on the topics covered in this episode:

  • 2024 European Parliament election in Ireland - wiki


Note: In the interests of fairness, Perspectives with Neilo reached out to Ireland South electoral candidates from all the main groupings in the European Parliament. We are happy to publish interviews with all those who agreed to participate.

Image Credit: By Spleodrach - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=78963601

The EU Chips Act: A Game-Changer for Semiconductors?

 The EU Chips Act was formally approved on July 25th, 2023. In August of 2022, the United States passed their Chips and Science Act and South Korea has done similar. 

In this episode of Perspectives with Neilo we're discussing the EU Chips Act and why the EU, the US and others are trying to take back control of their semiconductor supply chains amid concerns that have intensified since Russia's invasion of Ukraine and China's increasingly aggressive behavior against Taiwan.

My guest is Dr. Denis Doyle, who is currently Board Chair of the Tyndall National Institute based at University College Cork. Denis has been a leader in the semiconductor industry for over 30 years and has run large and complex silicon manufacturing facilities with complex global supply chains both in Ireland and in the United States. He spoke to us in a personal capacity about the evolution of the global semiconductor industry, Ireland's engagement with the EU Chips Act, the need for a National Semiconductor Strategy, whether the allowance of state subsidies may prove challenging in competing for FDI for smaller EU states, and much more.

Date of Recording: September 5th, 2023.



Podcast Title: The EU Chips Act and a picture off a silicon chip
The EU Chips Act: A Game-Changer for Semiconductors?


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Additional information and references on the topics covered in this episode:

  • European Chips Act - link

  • The IPCEI on Microelectronics - link
  • Horizon Europe - link


Taiwan's Role in the Global Economy

In this episode of Perspectives with Neilo, we explore Taiwan’s role in the Global Economy, and what impact a conflict in the Taiwan strait would have on the EU and beyond.

Our podcast features content from the Berlin Taiwan Conference which took place on December 5th and 6th last. The conference which was organized by Reinhard Bütikofer MEP for Alliance 90/The Greens, brought together academics, experts from business and politics, government representatives and members of civil society to discuss Taiwan's economic importance and its role as a partner in Indo-Pacific policy. It took place against a backdrop of ongoing discussions in Germany and in the broader EU on new approaches for dealing with China.


Here we present edited highlights from the Day 2 Panel discussion entitled, Taiwan's role in the global economy. The panel is comprised of the following participants:

  • Dr. Mathieu Duchâtel, Director of the Asia Program at Institut Montaigne,
  • Max Zenglein, Chief Economist at MERICS,
  • Professor Steffi Weil, University of Antwerp,
  • Gunther Schubert, Professor for greater China Studies at the university of Tübingen, 
  • Moderator; Finn Mayer-Kuckuk, head of the China.Table editorial team





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The proceedings of the Berlin Taiwan Conference can be found on YouTube at the following links;


High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell's quote was taken from the following speech.


China preparing fresh pretext to practise future attacks, says Taiwan foreign minister - The Guardian, December 12th, 2022.


More information on the European Chips Act can be found here.

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